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Apocalypse Always: On Matthew Wolf-Meyer’s “Theory for the World to Come”
Sean Guynes evaluates “Theory for the World to Come,” the recently published book from Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer.
Sean GuynesNov 7, 2020
- Literary Criticism
- SF
The Big Con
Paige Welsh reviews David Shimer's new book, "Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference."
Paige WelshNov 7, 2020
- Politics
The Poet and the Dictionary
The reality of a dictionary never lives up to its promises. It fails language. It also fails poets looking for pure language.
Chelsie MalyszekNov 7, 2020
Time for an About-Face on Redfacing
Gary D. Rhodes talks about the progress — and lack thereof — of depictions of Native peoples in Hollywood and the American media.
Gary D. RhodesNov 7, 2020
The World’s Election: A View from Mauritius
Ariel SaramandiNov 6, 2020
The Neural Battlefield of Cognitive Capitalism
A glossary of keywords to help us resist the attention economy of digital capitalism.
Anders DunkerNov 6, 2020
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Bryan Washington's Memorial; and Election Reflections
Talking election results and later, talking to author Bryan Washington about his new novel, Memorial
LARB Radio HourNov 6, 2020
Getting into Good Medical Trouble
Historian of Medicine Richard Mizelle shows us why John Lewis’s call for getting into “good trouble” needs to be applied to the medical profession.
Richard M. Mizelle Jr.Nov 6, 2020
Stronger than the Gun Lobby: Talking to Senator Chris Murphy
Andy Fitch talks with Senator Chris Murphy about the firearm epidemic in the United States and his book "The Violence Inside Us."
Andy FitchNov 6, 2020
“In the Primal Woods”: On Jill Bialosky’s “Asylum”
Lisa Russ Spaar visits “Asylum,” the new collection by Jill Bialosky.
Lisa Russ SpaarNov 6, 2020
- Poetry
I Drew on Every Role I’ve Ever Played: A Conversation with Armin Shimerman
Dinah Lenney speaks to actor and author Armin Shimerman about Shakespeare, Star Trek, and “Illyria Book One: Betrayal of Angels.”
Dinah LenneyNov 5, 2020
- Fiction
The Heart of It All: On David Giffels’s “Barnstorming Ohio: To Understand America”
A journalist travels his native Ohio to understand the rest of the country.
Liz SkalkaNov 5, 2020
- Nonfiction
- Politics
Mountain Music, Women’s Music, and the Roots of Our Obsession with Roots
A pioneer folklorist found some British origins of Appalachian music, but missed so much else.
Gregory P. DownsNov 5, 2020
Thank God We’ve Come to Our Senses
Pardis ParkerNov 4, 2020
Myth and the Monozygote: On Edmund White’s “A Saint from Texas” and Tola Rotimi Abraham’s “Black Sunday”
Tanya Bush reviews the twin novels “A Saint from Texas” by Edmund White and “Black Sunday” by Tola Rotimi Abraham.
Tanya BushNov 4, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Frenzy of Love: On Pauline Delabroy-Allard’s “They Say Sarah”
GD Dess on Pauline Delabroy-Allard’s novel of obsessive, violent, transgressive, mind-altering love.
GD DessNov 4, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction